Typed letter to George A. Garrett, U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, from Arthur A. Allen, U.S. Navy Public Information Officer, relating to the career of Admiral Richard L. Connolly, of which + McQuaid is interested. Items enclosed include a formal Navy Department biography, a mimeographed copy of an article on the Admiral’s background, article by Robert Considine and a column by Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt. 27/13A. 6 July 1951 Correspondence between Francis P. Matthews, Secretary of the Navy and newly appointed Ambassador, and +McQuaid. Asks the Archbishop for his suggestions regarding entry requirements for his daughter to U.C. D. +McQuaid wrote to the President of U.C.D. on his behalf.

7-9 June 1961 Letter from Denis McAlindon, St. Columban’s Foreign Mission Society, Navan, providing three names for the position of Rector of the Filipino College, Rome. These candidates were selected after discussion with Fr. Connolly and include Fr. John Marley, Fr. Edward Allen and Fr. Michael Sinnott. The names were submitted to the Nunciature for consideration as it was felt only a priest working in the Philippines could do the best job.